Did you know the food we buy at the supermarket travels an average of 1,500 miles to get there!? It’s trucked across the country, hauled in freighter ships over oceans, and flown around the world. I wonder what the carbon footprint is of that apple you are about to eat?
So Tip #3 is: Eat and buy locally grown organic foods!

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Here are some easy ways to do this:

Frequent and shop at weekly farmers markets. Localharvest.org is a great resource to find farmers and harvests in your community. Use Google …